Scentre Group – Algo Update

Scentre is under Algo Engine buy conditions and  a name we’ve recently drawn our readers attention to, as a buy write.

The share price has since rallied from $3.80 to $4.08. We still  see scope for gains from a buy write strategy, which captures the upcoming dividend .

SCG goes ex div $0.11 on the 14th of August.

Low global bond yields and the  announced share buy back by SCG, will help underpin downside risks.

Boral, CIMIC & Downer EDI

$280 billion in announced public infrastructure projects by 2020 in Australia, will help support growth for Boral, Downer EDI and CIMIC.

Boral & CIMIC are showing  Algo Engine sell signals, whereas, DOW is under a a recent Algo Engine buy signal.

All three names are attractive on a fundamental basis, however, the deep discount in Boral makes it our preferred allocation.

 

 

 

Altium – algo update

Altium switched from sell to buy conditions in July 2018 at $21 and more recently we had an Algo Engine buy condition again in May at $31.00.

ALU is a strong momentum play and the stock is now up 10% in the past 4 weeks. We continue to hold ALU and will look to take profit once the short-term indicators turn negative.

Scentre Group – Buy to generate 10% cash flow

Scentre Group announced an on-market buy-back of outstanding shares, the Company intends to complete the buyback within 12 months. The buy-back will add incremental support to our suggested buy-write strategy.

We recommend buying Scentre and selling covered call options. The stock goes ex-div $0.11 on the 14th of August.

Selling a Sept out of the money call will generate an additional $0.12 per share of income.

Amcor – Take Profit

Amcor strong share price movement suggests investors are
pricing in an earnings upgrade, but we think a significant EPS upgrade
is unlikely and investors should now take profit or sell covered calls.

Stock price is up 5% from the recent signal low.

 

 

Crown – Now on $11.80 Support

Crown Resorts is under Algo Engine buy conditions and we’ve been highlighting the price gap in the charts back to $11.80.

Construction disruption at Star Sydney and weaker trends within VIP gaming resulted in an earnings downgrade to SGR. We don’t expect the slowdown to be as severe for Crown.

Buy CWN at $11.80

 

Amcor – Valuation Review

Amcor is now under Algo Engine buy conditions, following the higher low formation at $15.75.

Looking out to FY20 we have Amcor generating a combined revenue of $13.5bn, EBIT $1.65bn, delivering 8% EPS growth and trading on a 4.4% yield.

We see value at $15, however, with the defensive nature of the Amcor business, buying interest is likely to build closer to $15.50.